In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

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House vote: H.R. 207 // May 12, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 207

Sponsor: Trent Kelly (R-MS)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the "Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. 'Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building."

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

401 votes, representing 240,595,246 people92.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,701,508 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon40192.4%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.0%